https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45528 Customs adjudication does not, by itself, bar or require a stay of criminal prosecution based on the same facts. Protection against double jeopardy and the rule in Section 403 CrPC apply only after a prior trial by a competent court resulting in conviction or acquittal, and customs adjudication is neither a prosecution nor a trial by a court. The criminal court may assess the evidence independently, and at most may grant a short adjournment while adjudication is pending. The request to stay the criminal trial was therefore rejected. en-us Tue, 11 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:36:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45528 Customs adjudication does not, by itself, bar or require a stay of criminal prosecution based on the same facts. Protection against double jeopardy and the rule in Section 403 CrPC apply only after a prior trial by a competent court resulting in conviction or acquittal, and customs adjudication is neither a prosecution nor a trial by a court. The criminal court may assess the evidence independently, and at most may grant a short adjournment while adjudication is pending. The request to stay the criminal trial was therefore rejected. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 11 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45528